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  • June 2008

    • Bush Gushes About Carla

      BBC  |  Jun 15, 08 7:25 AM CDT

      Bush Gushes About Carla

      (Newser) - President Bush today complimented Nicolas Sarkozy on his wife, calling her “a really smart, capable woman,” the BBC reports. “I can see why you married her,” he added. In Paris as part of his European tour, Bush called the French president by his first name and noted that “America’s first friend was France” in a press conference that focused on warm relations between the countries. More »

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      George W. Bush  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Paris  • Carla Bruni

    • Yves Saint Laurent Dead at Age 71

      AFP  |  Jun 1, 08 6:23 PM CDT

      Yves Saint Laurent Dead at Age 71

      (Newser) - Twentieth-century fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent died today at his home in Paris, AFP reports. The reclusive designer, who was battling illness, said when he retired in 2002 that he had “always given the highest importance of all to respect for this craft, which is not exactly an art, but which needs an artist to exist.” More »

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      fashion  • Paris  • Algeria  • Christian Dior  • Yves Saint Laurent

  • May 2008

    • Gay Paris Mayor Sets Sights on Presidency

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 22, 08 12:44 PM CDT

      Gay Paris Mayor Sets Sights on Presidency

      (Newser) - The battle is on for the leadership of France's opposition Socialist Party, and a man who says the nation is ready for a gay president is the surprise leader, the Telegraph reports. Bertrand Delanoë, the popular mayor of Paris, is the early favorite, outpolling Ségolène Royal, who lost last year's election to Nicolas Sarkozy.  More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Paris  • homosexuality  • Socialist Party  • Segolene Royal  • gays  • Bertrand Delanoe

    • Broke in the City of Light? Pay a Visit to 'Auntie'

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 12, 08 3:37 PM CDT

      Broke in the City of Light? Pay a Visit to 'Auntie'

      (Newser) - The Credit Municipal of Paris, known about town as "Auntie," is pretty glamorous for a pawnshop. Since 1777, the city-operated institution has served Rodin, Monet, Zola, Verlaine, and Victor Hugo, who mentioned it in Les Miserables . The newest development? Auntie now accepts wine. "People can now exchange liquidity—for liquidity," the shop's director tells the Los Angeles Times . More »

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      France  • Paris

    • Madge Reprises Lesbian Kiss

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  May 7, 08 11:10 AM CDT

      Madge Reprises Lesbian Kiss

      (Newser) - Madonna revived a rare classic last night—and it wasn't a song. During a performance in Paris to promote new album Hard Candy , the Material Girl, 49, grabbed a female backup dancer for an on-stage lip-lock, reprising a headline-grabbing steamy stunt with Britney Spears during a 2003 MTV awards show, the Daily Mail reports. More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • Paris  • Madonna  • concert  • Lesbian  • kiss  • Hard Candy

  • April 2008

    • Sarkozy Acts as Chinese Mount Anti-French Protests

      Independent (UK)  |  Apr 22, 08 9:18 AM CDT

      Sarkozy Acts as Chinese Mount Anti-French Protests

      (Newser) - Two weeks after the Olympic torch relay in Paris, anti-French backlash in China is gaining steam. Rare demonstrations on the streets of Chinese cities, seemingly with the government's tacit approval, have seen French flags burned and defaced with swastikas. As the nations' relationship deteriorates, Nicolas Sarkozy has been forced to step in, reports the Independent . More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Paris  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay

    • Lowbrow Sarkozy Causes French Culture Shock

      New York Times  |  Apr 15, 08 9:37 AM CDT

      Lowbrow Sarkozy Causes French Culture Shock

      (Newser) - French presidents have traditionally positioned themselves as guardians of high culture, and no term in office is complete without constructing a major new museum. But while François Mitterand might have loved Russian literature, Nicolas Sarkozy is more of a Céline Dion man. As the New York Times reports, many of Sarkozy's supporters are dismayed at Sarko's cultural policy—and hoping his new wife can turn things around. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Paris  • Carla Bruni  • culture

    • Eurotunnel Boasts First Profit

      BBC  |  Apr 8, 08 7:19 AM CDT

      Eurotunnel Boasts First Profit

      (Newser) - Eurotunnel is in the black for the first time since the France-England tunnel opened in 1994, the BBC reports. The company says it has turned the corner after many troubled years, helped by a sweeping debt restructuring plan and the opening of a new high-speed rail link on the British side that has cut London-Paris travel time to under two hours. More »

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      London  • Paris  • debt  • train  • Eurostar  • Channel Tunnel

    • Beijing Blasts Torch Protests

      Reuters  |  Apr 7, 08 8:28 PM CDT

      Beijing Blasts Torch Protests

      (Newser) - Today China denounced the protests that have disrupted Olympic torch relays in London and Paris over the past 2 days, Reuters reports. "The despicable activities tarnish the lofty Olympic spirit," a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said. She also denied media reports that "the Olympic torch was forced to be extinguished during its relay in Paris." More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Great Britain  • France  • London  • Tibet  • Paris  • Olympic torch  • Tibetan independence  • Olympic protests

    • Olympic Flame Doused 5 Times; Paris Relay Cut Short

      Associated Press  |  Apr 7, 08 11:50 AM CDT

      Olympic Flame Doused 5 Times; Paris Relay Cut Short

      (Newser) - Paris police today extinguished the Olympic flame five times after massive pro-Tibet protests turned the torch relay into chaos. The torch was doused for the first time near the start of the route at the Eiffel Tower and taken on board the bus that accompanies the runners, the AP reports. Officials re-lit it farther along the route, only to douse it again four more times before finally cutting short the relay. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Paris  • torch relay

  • March 2008

    • France Frees Rogue Trader Kerviel

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 18, 08 8:50 AM CDT

      France Frees Rogue Trader Kerviel

      (Newser) - Jerome Kerviel, the trader accused of an $8 billion fraud that nearly brought down Societe Generale, has been freed by a Paris court after five weeks in detention, the Guardian reports. The trader, who faces charges including breach of trust and falsifying documents, will remain free while the case is investigated but won't be allowed to leave Paris. More »

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      Paris  • banking  • rogue trader  • securities fraud  • Societe Generale  • Jerome Kerviel

    • Sarkozy's Party Suffers Defeat at Local Polls

      BBC  |  Mar 16, 08 8:21 PM CDT

      Sarkozy's Party Suffers Defeat at Local Polls

      (Newser) - French voters dealt Nicolas Sarkozy another blow today in the second round of local balloting. The maverick president's right-wing UMP party lost mayorships in Strasbourg and Reims to opposition socialists, who also gained Toulouse and held on to power bases in Paris and Lyon, the BBC reports. UMP retained control of Marseilles. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Paris  • Carla Bruni  • French elections  • Marseille

    • French Get Dirty to Pay the Rent

      BBC  |  Mar 13, 08 1:41 PM CDT

      French Get Dirty to Pay the Rent

      (Newser) - France is in the throes of its worst housing crisis since World War II, which has led to some sordid dealings in some cities. With many young people unable to pay sky-high rents, landlords are offering apartments “for services”—usually sexual ones, the BBC reports. As homelessness and bankruptcy skyrocket throughout Paris, such Faustian leases are often the only option. More »

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      France  • housing crisis  • sex  • Paris  • rent

    • French Seek Manslaughter Charges in Concorde Crash

      Reuters  |  Mar 12, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      French Seek Manslaughter Charges in Concorde Crash

      (Newser) - A public prosecutor in France is calling for Continental Airlines to face manslaughter charges over the 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people, Reuters reports. The supersonic jet crashed minutes after takeoff when a burst tire sent debris into an engine. A French investigation found that the tire was shredded by a piece of metal left on the runway by a Continental aircraft. More »

    • Michelin Guide Knocks Classic Paris Eatery

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 4, 08 11:10 AM CST

      Michelin Guide Knocks Classic Paris Eatery

      (Newser) - Now that the Michelin food critics have declared Tokyo the world's culinary capital, this week's publication of the 2008 guide to France had the feeling of a day of reckoning. Sure enough, the red book reduces Paris' vaunted Le Grand Véfour from three stars to two, citing inconsistency at a restaurant that predates the French Revolution. "No stars are awarded out of kindness," said the guide's director. More »

  • February 2008

    • Fashion Icon Enlists Kiddies

      Reuters  |  Feb 28, 08 3:12 PM CST

      Fashion Icon Enlists Kiddies

      (Newser) - Children proved the future indeed for Vivienne Westwood at this year's Paris Fashion Week, with the British designer enlisting three dozen 7-year-olds to help with her latest collection. The British schoolkids painted bugs, plants, and snakes on Westwood’s eco-minded show "Chaos Point," which took to the runway Monday, Reuters reports. More »

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      climate change  • fashion  • Paris  • fashion designer  • Fashion Week  • runway  • Sex Pistols

    • Girl Gangs Clash in Paris

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 23, 08 2:20 PM CST

      Girl Gangs Clash in Paris

      (Newser) - Paris cops recently broke up a suburban street-fight between rival gangs—but this time the gangsters were girls, the Times of London reports. "They had knives, screwdrivers, sticks and teargas and they were really going for each other," one officer said. Girl violence has spiked 140% in France since 2002, but police were surprised by the sight of an armed girl-gang battle. More »

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      France  • teenagers  • Paris  • youth  • gangs  • gang violence

    • Paris Tweens Get Their SexyEdBack

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 19, 08 2:55 PM CST

      Paris Tweens Get Their SexyEdBack

      (Newser) - Worried that the French approach to sex education isn't very, well, French, a new exhibit in a Paris science museum is teaching kids what happens when the lights go out in the City of Lights. The museum exposes the anatomical, biological, and mushy sentimental mysteries of sex through exhibits that range from practical to goofy, the LA Times reports.  More »

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      France  • sex  • Paris  • sex education  • museums

    • French Police Storm Housing Projects

      Associated Press  |  Feb 18, 08 5:03 AM CST

      French Police Storm Housing Projects

      (Newser) - More than 1,000 French police stormed housing projects in three largely immigrant communities outside of Paris early today and arrested 33 suspects believed linked to riots in November, AP reports. Police sources said two gang leaders in particular organized the street violence that included armed rioters in what they described as a "quasi-military operation." More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • police  • Paris  • immigrant  • riots  • suburbs

    • Trader's Alleged Accomplice Released

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 9, 08 1:31 PM CST

      Trader's Alleged Accomplice Released

      (Newser) - Authorities today released a second suspect in the bank fraud case that cost Société Générale a dizzying $7.09 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. But the suspect’s ex-colleague, Jerome Kerviel, remains jailed, as the bank and French officials insist he acted alone. Still, prosecutors labeled the second man an assisted witness, which makes him a witness without being charged, AFP explains. More »

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      France  • Paris  • Société Générale  • Jérôme Kerviel  • bank fraud

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